Possible Diaper Shortage After Plant Explosion

  Moms may have to deal with a major baby poop problem  soon. An explosion at a Japanese chemical plant, which is operated by Nippon Shokubai Co., one of the largest producers of acrylic acid, a primary ingredient used in disposable diapers, has the spectre of a global diaper shortage  . An explosion at a Japanese […]

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Pakistan foils suicide terror plot

Pakistani forces in the last month foiled a planned attack on the parliament building, the intelligence agency and other federal institutions, the country’s interior minister told CNN Sunday. More than 600 firefighters and soldiers — aided by residents — used whatever was at their disposal to bring the blaze under control as the flames inched closer to the capital from the northeast edges of the city

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Battle on to contain Greece wildfires

Weary but determined, crews battled to save homes as fires tore through suburb after suburb around Athens for a third day Sunday. More than 600 firefighters and soldiers — aided by residents — used whatever was at their disposal to bring the blaze under control as the flames inched closer to the capital from the northeast edges of the city.

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Wildfire scorches 8,600 acres in Southern California

A wildfire that has engulfed dozens of homes and displaced thousands of people kept roaring in Southern California late Friday, scorching about 8,600 acres, fire officials said. “We have a lot of resources on the line — our folks are working their hearts out,” Joe Waterman of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection told reporters.

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Thousands flee as wildfire rages

A wind-whipped wildfire raged on Thursday evening, scorching more than 2,700 acres in California, forcing more than 12,000 Santa Barbara County residents to evacuate, and damaged or destroyed at least 75 homes. The fire, which started Tuesday, had engulfed mansions in the coastal community’s foothills.

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